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Jay LaPrete/Associated PressMayor Andrew Ginther's proposal faces three public hearings before Columbus City Council takes up the issue this month. -
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesThe U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue opinions in 27 cases that it heard this term, and has about four weeks left to release them. Here are the major cases NPR is watching.
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Hundreds of congregations have left the United Methodist Church (UMC) in Ohio so far this year due in-part to disagreements on LGBTQ+ marriage and ordination. -
If an abortion rights issue makes the November ballot, it will appear as one issue, not multiple issues, as an anti-abortion group wanted.
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A right-wing campaign has targeted a once-obscure voting partnership called ERIC. Eight Republican states have now pulled out, giving the election denial movement a big win — and a blueprint for 2024.
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The case, brought by two Southwest Ohio residents, contended the Ohio Ballot Board should have split the petitions for the proposed reproductive rights amendment into multiple parts.
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The bill contends owning guns is a Second Amendment right, so the weapons shouldn't be taxed.
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Ohio parents could soon see more taxpayer money in their pockets to help send their schoolchildren to private and religious schools, or fund homeschooling, under changes to a voucher program that Republican state lawmakers and the governor must hammer out by month’s end.
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Justices disagreed, freeing Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights and Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom to continue to gather signatures aimed at making the November ballot. Their deadline is July 5.
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As the threat of a financial default neared, the Senate approved compromise, bipartisan legislation to lift the debt ceiling with just days to spare.
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Columbus' "Safe Streets" program is returning this summer with a fleet of bike cops patrolling parts of the city and engaging with the community.
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The Buckeye State has been helping the Lone Star state with border security since 2021
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The small 2,000 square-foot Columbus Police Department Precinct 19 was built in 1965 and is located at 2070 Sullivant Avenue.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentEthan Harrer, 20, started his journey on May 15 in Cincinnati and will end on June 4 in Cleveland. He already exceeded his goal of raising $2,500 for Sandy Hook Promise.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine cited the argument often repeated by Republicans — that protecting the state constitution from "out of state interests" is important. He didn't say why that must be done in August.
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There were a lot of questions raised about the Republican-sponsored Ohio House bill that pushes back on federal gun control policy in an unusual way.
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The Republican-controlled Ohio Senate last week moved ahead with a measure that the bill's sponsor said is intended to "rescue" diversity in higher education. We'll discuss this and more on our Weekly Reporter Roundtable.
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Small, inexpensive tracking devices including Apple AirTags and other GPS trackers can help you find your purse or keys but some criminals are using that technology to track people without their knowledge.
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Gov. Mike DeWine said shortening the terms of trustees of Ohio's public universities in a bill addressing conservatives' concerns about higher education is a "mistake.”
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The "Backpack Bill" is being considered by Ohio lawmakers, and some supporters are hoping it gets included in the new two-year state budget.
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Republicans say the bill will ensure more "intellectual diversity" on campus, but opponents have turned out by the hundreds over concerns about its language on controversial issues and its ban on most mandatory diversity training and faculty strikes.
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The council is considering requiring landlords to accept third party payments and a "Pay to Stay" requirement allowing residents time to secure rental assistance up until an eviction judgement.
